Reviews

Pampered to Death by Laura Levine

sabriena's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

4.0

machadofam8's review against another edition

3.0

Better than the previous one.

literary__escapism's review against another edition

4.0

I like this cozy mystery series because it is light and fluffy and has a great dose of laughs.

The latest installment, Pampered to Death, did not disappoint. This time Jaine and her cat, Prozac, are off to a health spa. As she tries to find cheesecake and chocolate bars and avoid celery fizz drinks, Jaine gets caught up in the murder of a hollywood actress.

This time it's Jaine AND Prozac that are trying to solve the case, and its a laugh-a-minute.

I really liked this one, especially since there is a hint of romance for Jaine. Poor Jaine needs some romance.

I can't wait for the next book to come out in September!

jlasch's review against another edition

3.0

I really enjoy the Jaine Austen Mystery series, so I probably shouldn't be considered an unbaised reviewer. I find Laura Levine's first person narrative engaging and laugh out loud funny at times. Who can resist at least a smile when you have a cat named Prozac in the story? (Even funnier is Jaine's mom who can never seem to remember her grandcat's name and has called her Valium and Xanax in other books within this series).

I have found the mystery better than most of the others books in the previous series, so that was a pleasant surprise. However, even for me (!) this story was a bit too food oriented. I hope her romance with the deli guy she met while at the spa will continue in future installments.

krystlekouture's review against another edition

5.0

Hilarious situations, funny cat, and great characters.

katkinney's review against another edition

4.0

Jaine and her cat Prozac are off to a relaxation spa as a treat, courtesy of her neighbor, Lance. Unfortunately, when she gets there she discovers it’s a forced diet spa. Diets are so not Jaine’s thing. Worse, they force Prozac on a diet, too. I’ll admit, I was sooo hungry reading this book with the descriptions of how they were starving the program participants and Jaine completely unable to find nourishment, so fair warning, read this book with a hearty plate of carbs in hand. This being a murder mystery, someone at the resort turns up dead of course, and Jaine has to figure out who the killer is because the police will not allow anyone to leave the premises until they’ve cleared them as suspects. Meanwhile the reader just continues getting hungrier… This also had a fun subplot with her parents involving their emails, a HOA, and garden gnomes.

luffy79's review

3.0

A half decent mystery book - there are so many, much worse ones - Pampered To Death scores in the humor department. The you've got mail chapters are a hoot, but then Laura Levine was in cahoots with someone (she mentioned that in her foreword) to chip in with the jokes. I did anticipate the unveiling of the murderer, but it was glaringly easy and I can't be proud of that epiphany. This book was the shortest of the first ten, for which I'm grateful, as it was all meat and no filler. Shame that the meat was not of prime quality. Gotta go now lambchop( I must say it, the caps lock gag was laugh out loud funny), I'm feeling peckish.

karmakat's review

2.0

Everyone else here seems to have liked this book. Not me. I'm giving it a 2, only because the mystery itself was pretty good. But I don't think I've ever come across a book with a worse cast of characters. Not a sympathetic one in the lot. Shallow, self-centered, rude, etc. I don't plan to read any more Jaine Austen mysteries, especially since she was one of the most annoying characters.